Over 400 Facebook accounts suspended to prevent misinformation during Philippines election
Meta has confirmed that they have suspended over 400 Facebook accounts, pages and groups in the Philippines.
To prevent misinformation and hate speech during the upcoming Phillippines general election on 9 May, Meta removed accounts associated with organisations such as Philippines' New People's Army and banned groups, confirmed by Facebook's parent company on 6 March.
Concerns about online hate speech have increased as candidates and supporters increasingly turn to social media for the May election against the backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic disrupting traditional campaign methods.
Last month, the country's presidential candidates had pressed on the need to hold social media companies liable for the spread of misinformation.
Meta said in a blog post on 6 March that advertisers in the Philippines will have to complete its ad authorizations process and include 'Paid for by' disclaimers on ads about elections, politics and certain categories of social issues.
The move by Meta comes after it last month changed its stance in Ukraine that temporarily allowed calls for violence and narrowed its content moderation policy to prohibit calls for the death of a head of state.
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